A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
A sound bite.
A simple card game.
A sudden snatch at something.
To consume something quickly.
To take the opportunity of.
To restrain someone; to arrest.
To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
To quickly collect or retrieve.
A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
To stop with a pawl.